Applied Engineering Technology Initiative (AETI) Nigeria - Our client, an independent end-to-end IT services provider helping companies to harness the power of innovation and thrive. We engage with companies as a strategic partner, guiding their digital transformation and supporting them with systems and capabilities required to address the preferences of policyholders, transform core business processes to improve operational efficiency, facilitate new business model implementation and add incremental value throughout the value chain with data-driven insights.
They are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Database Developer
Location: Lagos
Reports to: Head of Engineering
Job Summary
Design, implement and maintain programs that enable users and administrators to update, retrieve, delete or arrange data within our databases.
He / she will be an integral part of our development team and will be first respondent to database problems that arise, and carry out periodic maintenance and troubleshooting.
Duties & Responsibilities
Gather user requirements and identify new features
Writing efficient code
Working closely with web designers and programmers to produce the functional web applications
Constant communication with other colleagues in the business to develop and deploy their content and ensuring there is a clear establishment of what can be created within what timeframe
Maintaining software (database) documentation – creating and maintaining data dictionaries for all the applications that we develop.
Design stable, reliable and effective databases
Optimize and maintain legacy systems
Modify databases according to requests and perform tests
Solve database usage issues and malfunctions
Develop and maintain ETL routines
Provide data management support to users
Ensure all database programs meet company and performance requirements
Research and suggest new database products, services and protocols
Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
Ability to multitask with strict time constraints, budgets and business goals
Supervise and develop less experienced members of the team.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field
Advanced certification as an MCDBA or MCSD for .NET is advantageous.
Proficiency in data manipulation languages, including MS SQL Server (mandatory), Oracle Database, Hadoop, or PostgreSQL
Experience in UI / UX design.
Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server and Azure SQL Database development (including scripting in T-SQL),
5+ years’ experience in the use of stored procedures, views, triggers, and functions.
Proven working experience as a MS SQL Server Developer
In-depth understanding of data management (e.g. permissions, recovery, security and monitoring)
An appreciation of Object-Oriented Programming, and web application development would be beneficial.
A functional knowledge of business intelligence data mining and analysis tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) will be advantageous.
Creative problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen
Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong attention to detail, a head for problem solving. and teamwork skills
Great attention to detail
Organizational skills
An analytical mind
Skill Set Required:
T-SQL scripting experience (mandatory)
Azure SQL Database development
HTML / XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (preferrable)
Experience with server-side frameworks such as Java, ASP, ASP.NET – C# (advantageous).
Application Closing Date
7th December, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] with Job Title as the subject of the email.